As of June 2026, Historians has an AI-exposure score of 61/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Historians
More exposed than 70% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$76,750. About 300 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Edit historical society publications.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
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